Lea County, NM

ZIP 88242

In ZIP 88242, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Monarchy Country Estates has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 2,402× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Maljamar Gas Processing Plant (55%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 68,073 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 88242

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsD to F
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA to D
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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